Official pool → up to the number asked → correct answers required.
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U.S. naturalization test · civicsStart with the test that applies to your filing date
If you filed Form N-400 before October 20, 2025, use the 2008 civics test. If you filed on or after October 20, 2025, use the 2025 civics test.
One filing date, two test versions
The version is based on the date USCIS received your Form N-400, not the date of your interview. The date below is when the 2025 version began to apply.
Not sure which side of the line your filing falls on? Check which test applies. The check happens on this page and your date is not saved.
The standard examination rules
Official pool → up to the number asked → correct answers required.
Starred study set → questions asked → correct answers required.
Practice the test that applies to you
2008 civics test
For N-400 applications filed before October 20, 2025. Use the questions to prepare for the official oral interview; your practice score is not an official USCIS result.
- USCIS material
- Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version)
- Edition
- rev. 08/21
2025 civics test
For N-400 applications filed on or after October 20, 2025. The 2025 bank is larger and its standard exam rule is different.
- USCIS material
- 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version)
- Edition
- M-1778 (09/25)
- Effective from
- October 20, 2025
Some correct answers change
Questions about current officials can change after elections or appointments. Other answers depend on the applicant's state or territory. When Questena cannot confirm which answer applies to you, the question remains available for review but is not included in your score.
Before your interview, check the current USCIS answer updates.